Lead Lifecycle Acquisition Governance Manager; Expert

Overview

We are a veteran-owned small business that combines the agility of a boutique firm with the resources of larger organizations. Our team provides trusted expertise in program management, acquisition support, and strategic advisory services. We value collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to excellence while offering our employees long-term stability, growth opportunities, and a competitive benefits package.

What We Offer

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (for employees and families)
• Competitive PTO package + 11 paid holidays
• 401(k) with immediate company contribution (vested Day
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• Company-provided life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• Free financial planning and legal services
• Tuition and professional development reimbursement
• Employee referral program and performance bonuses

As the Lead Lifecycle Acquisition Governance Manager (Expert), you will serve as a subject-matter expert on federal acquisition and procurement processes. In this role, you will provide program management support across the acquisition lifecycle, assist leadership with procurement preparation, develop and maintain acquisition documentation, and support governance processes. The position requires strong collaboration with senior stakeholders and the ability to provide clear, data-driven recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages daily work of contractor’s team.
• Manage, plan and execute all Acquisition Governance in support of Component Acquisition Executive (CAE) and Senior Procurement Executive (SPE).
• Provide acquisition support to NGA PEO’s.
• Manage and plan defined program and/or contract procurement efforts that include assisting PEO’s and PMO’s in preparing for acquisition and/or procurement activities, defining and developing necessary acquisition documentation, identifying and managing a program and contract schedule, identifying program and/or procurement issues and reporting readiness status.
• Manage development of business process documentation review tools, templates, and monitoring processes.
• Manage development of new tools for reporting on acquisition lifecycle activities.
• Manage, lead, and assist the Acquisition Governance team acquisition through the acquisition governance process to include developing training, schedules, plans, and strategies.
• Lead the team review and assessment of current acquisition governance processes, lead implementation of methods to optimize acquisition governance process and workflow and routinely make suggestions for innovative and more efficient methods to constantly improve the processes.
• Serving as the CAE Acquisition Governance technical expert to ensure NGA Acquisition are performed in accordance with NGA, DOD and IC policies and procedures.
• Lead folder access assignment for all acquisitions.
• Support Program Management Offices and/or Program Manager (PM) in the development of pre-solicitation acquisition documentation and briefings in support of the Acquisition Boards.
• Analyze and comment on pre-solicitation documentation during the agency’s review cycle of pre-solicitation materials in preparation of an RFP release. Assist NGA acquisition teams through the acquisition governance process to include documenting meeting minutes, tracking action items and serving as a technical expert to ensure NGA Acquisitions align with NGA mission objectives.
• Records all working group and board events to include meeting minutes, tracking action items to completion, drafting final documents for NGA records files (ADM, CDM, etc…).
• Collect, document and provide feedback on lessons learned throughout the acquisition process and implement an effective process to report on metrics.
• Support basic management of SharePoint content, Excel and MS Access control.
• Research and analyze a breadth of technical and acquisition related topics and provide professional quality briefings, reports, and white papers as required to Acquisition Leadership.
• Maintain and disseminate Acquisition Governance reports and documents on major source selection activities and the NGA business opportunities report.
• Demonstrated strong…